Speaking from Ndjamena, Pierre Honnorat, director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad, said that as the country moves into the lean season in-between harvests, food assistance could grind to a complete halt. “Chad is surrounded by countries with crises and hosting some 600,000 refugees from Sudan, Niger, Cameroon and Central African Republic….
UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the gathering was taking place at a unique moment: on the last Friday of Ramadan, as Christians celebrate Easter, Jews mark the end of Passover, and Sikhs enjoy the festival of Vaisakhi. “Even the calendar is sending a message of unity,” he remarked. “Today, at this blessed…
“Nearly 900 conflict-related detainees are being released by the parties in Yemen starting today, Friday, and over the course of three days,” the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen said in a statement. “This release operation comes at a time of hope for Yemen as a reminder that constructive dialogue and…
The paper Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks? by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It focused on Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,…
The 2023 funding appeal is the largest for the Caribbean country since the devastating 2010 earthquake and more than double the amount requested last year. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said the number of Haitians who require aid to survive doubled over the past five years to 5.2 million, and the aim is to…
File photo Following the orders of the Supreme Court, the emergency meeting of the National Assembly will be held today at 5 pm. The decision to call an emergency meeting this evening was taken in the meeting of the allies under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. A 12-point agenda for the National Assembly session…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Usman Arshad, who set out on foot for Hajj from Okara, reached Makkah by covering a distance of 5400 km. Usman Arshad said on his social media account that he has achieved the happiness of Umrah after reaching Makkah. Usman started his pilgrimage on foot from his native Okara on October…
—File photo The in-camera session of the National Assembly has started, which Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf is presiding over. On the occasion of the in-camera session, all except the employees of the National Assembly Secretariat were sent back from the Parliament House. According to sources, apart from members of the National Assembly, ministers and advisors,…
Shireen Mazari, file photo Leader of PTI and former Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari says that our incompetent government is still under the fear of America. Shireen Mazari said in her statement on Twitter that the Foreign Minister left the very important Samarkand meeting in Afghanistan. He emphasized that we need to understand…
File photo Irish car rally driver Craig Breen died while preparing for the competition. According to foreign media, Craig Breen was preparing for next week’s event when his car had an accident in Croatia. According to reports, 33-year-old Craig Breen’s car hit a pole after leaving the road during the accident in Croatia. According to…
